String spacing: Was after-ring in new dampers

[Alan]

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Whoa, there Big Fella. Did you say to make kinks in the strings? This =
sounds
like a sacralidge, false beat-wise. Or am I missing something? How do =
you do
it?=20
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Also, I guess it's easier under a capo ... but I'm always frustrated =
with
upright string spacing when the %#*$@ pressure bar screws are poorly
located. Anyone have ideas for dealing with strings that just won't sit
parallel to each other and well-spaced?
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Alan R. Barnard
Slingin' Strings (or Something!) in Salem, MO

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of St=E9phane Collin
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:45 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: after-ring in new dampers


Hi Sarah.
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I just learned two good tricks about those trichord dampers.
1=B0 use Yamaha damper strips.
2=B0 make a kink at the agraffee in the two outer strings so to increase =
the
distance between them and the middle string.  Not much is needed, and =
the
damper will sit much better. Do this of course when the strings are
tensionned at the right pitch.
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Regards.
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St=E9phane Collin

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From: HYPERLINK "mailto:sarah@graphic-fusion.com"Sarah Fox=20
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"Pianotech=20
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: after-ring in new dampers

Hi all,
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I just got finished replacing a lot of moth-eaten felt on my old =
Wissner,
including of course the damper felt.  Most of the dampers sound great -- =
not
too abrupt/whumpy, but not too sloppy either.  No "whooshing" or =
anything.
The only problem is the split wedges I'm using over those wound =
trichords
that all you techs love so much.  (Honesly, I think these notes sound =
fine
-- very "ballsy" and not poorly behaved at all.)  The problem is that =
the
strings are spaced so closely that the little wedges don't insert =
adequately
between them.  (The same wedges work fine for the plain wires in the =
lower
tenor section.)  After sitting overnight, with the wedges gently =
"pressed"
in place between the strings, damping was OK, but not great, for about =
30
sec or so of playing.  Then the after-ring started up again -- not BADLY
like the night before, but still noticeably.
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QUESTION:  Is this the sort of problem that will go away by itself, as =
the
new dampers continue to seat?  Or am I using the wrong wedges?  Or =
perhaps I
should "skinny down" the tips of these wedges by filing their inside
surfaces with an emery board?
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Thanks for any advice!
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Peace,
Sarah
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PS Don't y'all go sayin' no bad stuff 'bout my trichords!  It's a damper
problem, not a string problem!!  ;-)
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PPS How long will gelled hide glue keep in the refrigerator?


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